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12/19 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Absorption | The transfer of energy into a medium |
| Altitude | The distance from sea level |
| Atmosphere | The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity |
| Atmospheric Circulation | The large-scale movement of air around Earth |
| Atmospheric Movement | Global air circulation patterns within the atmosphere held to Earth by gravity and warmed as heat radiates from Earth; influenced by convection of warm, less dense air (rises and spreads out) and cold, dense air (sinks) |
| Cell | The basic structural and functional unit of living organisms |
| Cell Membrane | A lipid barrier that encloses the cytoplasm and controls what enters and exits the cell. |
| Cell Wall | A tough, protective barrier that surrounds the outer membrane of some types of cells |
| Chloroplast | A membrane-bound organelle in plants that is the site of photosynthesis |
| Climate | Average weather patterns for a particular region |
| Condensation | The change from a gas state to a liquid state |
| Convection | Heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, more dense fluids |
| Convection Current | A circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the falling of cooler, more dense fluid |
| Coriolis Effect | The apparent deflection of moving air, as seen by an observer on Earth, is a result of Earth's rotation. |
| Crystallization | The formation of highly ordered, solid structures from particles in a solution |
| Density | The amount of matter in a given space or volume |
| Evaporation | Change of a liquid to a vapor or gas |
| Function | What something does |
| Global | Relating to the whole world |
| Gravity | The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another |
| Groundwater | Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers |
| Latitude | Geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth's surface |
| Mitochondrion | The organelle that functions in energy production; the power factory of the cell |
| Multicellular | A category of organisms made up of more than one cell and of different types of cells |
| Nucleus | A membrane-bound organelle in eukaryotic cells that contains the DNA; the control center of the cell |
| Ocean Currents | Directional movements of ocean water; surface currents result from steady winds over the ocean surface; deep currents result from density variations due to temperature and salinity differences |
| Organ | A collection of tissues joined together into a structure that performs specialized functions |
| Organelle | A structure inside a cell that performs a specialized function |
| Organism | A self-contained living thing |
| Percolation | When water soaks into the ground and moves downward through spaces between soil and rocks |
| Precipitation | Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky |
| Radiant Energy | Energy from the Sun that reaches Earth as visible light, ultraviolet radiation, and infrared (heat) radiation |
| Regional Geography | The study of specific regions of Earth |
| Rotation | The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night to occur |
| Runoff | Rainfall and surface water that drain or flow from the land into streams, rivers, lakes, or the ocean |
| Salinity | Saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water |
| Specialized | Having chasracteristics that allow specific functions to be performed |
| Subsystem | A self-contained system within a larger system |
| System | A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements forming a complex whole |
| Temperature | Average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material; measured by a thermometer in degrees (usually degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit) |
| Thermal Energy | The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter; the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes |
| Tissue | A mass of similar cells that perform a specialized function |
| Transpiration | The process by which plants lose water (water vapor) through the stomata in their leaves |
| Unicellular | A category of organisms made up of one cell |
| Water Cycle | The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things |
| Weather | The day-to-day state of the atmosphere |
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